Daily Republican., 1887-04-11

4 Cleveland, Ohio, correspondent, in
speaking Of Sidney O. Burton, the
| Cleveland man who followed Kissane
for years and spent %. 900 In the on
deavor to bring him to justice, says he
kept complete record of all bis move.
ments. His life WAS hszarded almost
momentsrily, and one Of his most for
midable foes was Q woman. the wife oil
Captain Cummings, who commanded
the Martha Washingtcn, the boat that
Kissane and his fellow. folio wers buired
on the Mississippi. Tho captain owned
an interest in the bost, and the efforts
|of Mr. Burton to prevent the payment
OF what he knew to be fraudulent In
surance claims greatly Infatuated the
woman, who was Of the most desperate
Burton In his own hand writing tells
OF his frat encounter with her, when she
remarked to him that she could hit q
quarter OF dollar across the room with
= pistol ball every time. Al he knew
her, he discIeetly withdrew. After ward
she attacked him with o knife and gun,
but friend saved him.
She WAS O sister of the Chapius, re.
Gliding In Cincinnati, when she became
acquain ted with and formed IN attach
ment for Cumming, who promised to
marry her. This WAS some time before
the Mexican war. Cummings, however,
did not see 1t to keep his word, and
during the war went to Mexico with
Eufus aud Adam Chaplin and Kimbsll,
where they kept gambling shop on
the Rio CIR Ande. They were getting
along In . hourishing way, when they
were startled by . strange and wholly
unexpected arrival. 1t seems that Mrs
Cummings Chen Miss Chapin). feeling
her dignity wounded BY what she sup.
posed TO be the dt sertion of the CA plain,
determined to vindicate the wrongs OF
her Sex and compel the faithless lover
to fulfill hepledge. She get about doing
tb's 10 curious fashion.
The indignant girl dressed herself n
10 complete suit Of mans clothing,
armed herself with . brace OF pisto Q
and started with o brave heart on her
distant journey. She found her way
without detection to the Rio GRAND
and hunted up the location selected by
Gum ninKs and the company. On the
day OF her arrival the unsuspectinG
Cummings WAS dealing faro In the
shop, when In came the affianoed lady.
She jsrked out . pistol, pointed 1t Ut
|Oumminss' head and addressed him
|aercely: Captain Cummings you can
either marry me or take this In your
head" 10 tho midst of the captain q
conservation no found breath enough
to say: "Why, Allie. my dear, is that
your" He very sensibly determined to
marry her, snd the cer~ mony was per-
formed by priest the same day.
A MISSING CHAPTER.
Usa Forester, . Japanese merchant
of high standing ut Lansing, Mich,
furnishes Q new chapter Of romance
concerning Kissane. Up to the present
there was no clue to the whereabouts
OF Kissane from the time he was In Mic
eragun to bis appearance in California.
Forester supplies the missing chapter.
During the Chinese rebellion In 1857
Forts.en was captured by dotach.
meur of rebels and taken to Shanghai
with other Japanese prisoners.
There the rebels were overcome by
the Chinese troops under the command
Of an American, who WAS none other
than kissane. He had secured the ia.
vOr OF the Emperor through his shrewd
| ness and was raised to the rank of gen.
eral OF the army. The young Japanese
was made Kissaue's body servant, and
Ktesape finally went to Europe, where
he visited all the leading cities.